#washington

Washington is gripped by crab-in-the-bucket syndrome. And there's no cure in sight. Put a single crab in an uncovered bucket, and it will find a way to climb up and out on its own. Put a dozen crabs in a bucket, and 11 will fight with all their might to pull down the striver who attempts escape. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#bucket #climb #crab #crabs #cure

While Obama, the olive-branch poseur, has called for a restoration of 'civility' in Washington and liberal elites whine and whinny about the need for 'no labels,' class-warfare demagoguery has metastasized unchecked. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#called #civility #demagoguery #elites #labels

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important. ↗

— Mel Martinez

#come #i #important #issues #just

I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#been #day #i #independent #very

Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I'm going to be home campaigning instead of going to a bunch of worthless parties at a convention that's only being held to do something we all know is going to happen anyway. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#being #bunch #campaigning #convention #corps

There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#congress #entitled #fact #irritates #live

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#broadcasters #commercial #couple #extremely #first

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it. ↗

— Scott McClellan

#change #takes #talking #then #truths

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. ↗

— George McGovern

#civility #country #decline #disgusted #getting

I'm not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money... when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors. ↗

— Linda McMahon

#connecticut #favors #for the people #get #going